Erik Ten Hag’s last match was Sunday’s 1–2 loss to West Ham.
14:08•Updated 14:35
Manchester United have fired their head coach Erik ten Hag, the club informs.
The Dutch pilot was hired at the helm of United in April 2022, but he did not get the traditional big club raised to the level of the Premier League tops.
Ten Hag’s last match was Sunday’s 1-2 loss to West Ham. Losing four of their nine main league matches, Manchester United has fallen to 14th place in the Premier League. There have been three draws out of three matches in the Europa League.
– I knew this was coming. The difficulty of producing results and the performances on the field led to the fact that the board fired him. I don’t think this news came as a shock to anyone, the Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville quoth.
Represented United in his playing career Ruud van Nistelrooy serves as interim head coach while the club is looking for a replacement for ten Hag.
Ten Hag’s brightest achievements were the league cup win in 2023 and the FA Cup first place this spring. United’s board informed ten Hag of the sacking on Monday morning.
– We are grateful to Erik for everything he has done and we wish him the best in the future, United’s press release wrote.
Ten Hag received a contract extension in the summer that runs until the summer of 2026, even though United finished eighth in the Premier League last season, which is the club’s lowest finish in the English premier league since 1990.
Erik ten Hag was the fifth United head coach of the legendary sir, who ended his career in 2013 Alex Ferguson after. United have not won the Premier League since Ferguson.